Gas-generator.



J. KENWORTHY GAS GENERATOR. APPLIGATIOF-w $11.21) ARR. 3, 1908.

Patented M21122, 1909.

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JA MEsA 'nnnwoarnv, or OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

Application filed April 3, 1908. Serial No. 42&,985.'

To all whom it may concern:

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Patented March 2,1909.

lie is known that. Janus A. Knnwon'rnr, i iniddle'ot' each cylinder is secured a transa citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of i clameda and State oitC-alii'ornia, have invented new and usclul imprmcments in GasGenerators, of which the following is. a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus for carh ruling air so as to produce a combustible gas from gasolene or other volatile .oil,

) \vitluait the use of heat to vaporize the oil.

The objects of the invention are to provide a device of this characterwhich will be simple and economical in construction, compact in town, and safe in operation, whereby it can F v: u;- 2 in lmuseholds for the purpose of proiwding a combustible gas either for fuel or for lighting, at comparatively small expense, and with convenience and safety.

. In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a front view partly in vertical section, showing my improved apparatus in use with a stove and a gas burner; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates an air ump. which is here shown as-ot the kind operatedby hand, although it may be a pump operated by water, electricity, or any suitable source of power. To said pump is connected a receiver 2 adapted to contain air at a high pressure, and having a pressure gage 3. From said receiver a pipe 4i leads throng a ducing valve 5, sald pipe, be-

yond Id 'cducing valve, being supplied with a pressure gage 6. The pipe 4: leads tothe top of a pipe 7 extending downwardly through the head 8 of a cylindrical casing 9. liln'ou 'h the head 8- of said casing, at one side of the center, is a filler tube 10, extend ing to a point near the bottom of the casing, for supplying said casing with oil. Secured in the center of said head around the pipe T is a cylindrical outlet conduit 11 having a lateral outlet connected with a pipe 13 leading to the bottom of a gas holder 1.4, and discharging into water at the bottom of said holder through a perforated pipe 15. From the top of said gas holder a pipe 16 l ends to' any place where it is desired to use the gas, as a stove 18 and burner 19.

The bottom otthe pipe 7 is connected to the center of a cruciform conduit 20, to the tour terminals of which are connected four elbows 21, to the ends of which are screwed nozzles 22 directed upwards. discharges upwards into the open lower end Each nozzle i l I l v v I l passes through the oil therein, but, owing to the resistance otl'ered by the oil to the passage of the air therctln-ougl'i, a certain quantity of the oil is carried through the screen with the air int'o the upper cl'iamber 27 above said partition, the air which isnot able to inn'neliliatcly force its way through the screen into the uppe chamber collecting to a certain extent below said partition and its screen. The air passing through the screen now passes upwards through the oil in the upper chamber and emerges from the top of the vaporizing cylinder by a narrow pipe 28. But owing to the fact that the air en'ierges through this pipe under considerable pressure the tendency is for the air to carry with it considerable oil in the form of spray or mist. To separate the fine particles of oil from the air, I provide above each of these narrow pipes a screen 29, through which the air is compelled to flow, the oil spray collecting against said screen, and dripping back into the receptacle. For a similar reason, in order to separate from the i of a vaporized cylinder 23. At about the air all oil which has not been thoroughly gasified, I provide a screen 30 at the bottom of the gas outlet, so that air passing through said screen 30-is thoroughly gasified and no oil can pass therethrough which will afterwards tend to collect in av liquid form in the pipes.

It will be seen ment there is provided a carbureter, which is compact in form, simple in construction and safe in operation.

I regard as one of the most important features of the invention, the screens for.

separating from the air siich' portion of the oil as is-in the form of fine particles of liquid, which particles are readily carried by the air but would tend to collect in the pipes. By means of these screens, such particles are arrested, and only purely gaseous products are permitted to pass into the pipe.

I claim:

1. A carbureter comprising a casing adapted to contain volatile oil, a plurality of receptacles therein open at the bottom to the entrance of the oil, a pipe extendin to the bottom of the casing-conduits leading that by the above ar'rangefrom the bottom of said pipe, one for each receptacle, and discharging upwardly into the open bottom of said receptacle, contracted outlets at the tops of the receptacles,

screens arranged horizontally above said outlets, agamstwhich the air emerging from the receptacles impinges, a discharge con-. duit .for the gas, and a screen covering the.

bottom of the discharge conduit, substantially as described. I

2. A carbureter comprising a casing adapted to contain volatile oil, a plurality of receptacles therein open at the bottom to the entrance of the oil, a pipe extending to the bottom of the casing, conduits leading from the bottom of said pipe, one for each'receptacle, and discharging upwardly into the open bottom of said receptacle, a horizontal.

partitionarranged at the middle of each receptacle and having a central-opening, a

screen across said opening, contracted outlet-s at the top oi the receptacles, screens arranged horizontally above said outlets, agalnst Whichthe air emerging from the receptacles impinges, a discharge conduit for the gas, and a screen covering the bottom of vthe discharge conduit, substantially as described. p

In testimony whereof I have hereunto setmy hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. i 

